Falcon Drilling Company, LLC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Crushing injuries - TEMPLETON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Falcon Drilling Company, LLC. in TEMPLETON, Pennsylvania
Employer Falcon Drilling Company, LLC.
Address OIL & Gas Well Location, 355 Hoover Road
City, State ZIP TEMPLETON, Pennsylvania 16259
Report ID 2023087086
Event Date August 4, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111
GPS Coordinates 41.08000, -79.16000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a drill bit when their left index finger was caught between a moving and a stationary part. The part closed and the employee's finger was crushed.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2023, a worker at Falcon Drilling Company, LLC. in TEMPLETON, Pennsylvania suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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